Oppenheimer was sacked during the Long Night, but the scientists managed to preserve remnants of their science. Regarded with awe by the struggling population, they came to fill a priestly role, becoming the new religion known as the Apostles of Clarke's Law.

Although Oppenheimer is outside the Rimward border of the Solomani Confederation, the Apostles have become one of the more prominent religions within the Solomani Sphere.